Speaker John Boehner proved to the world that he still has enough support among Republicans in the House to pass a bill.

The fact that the Senate won't touch the Farm Bill passed by the House and President Obama has threatened to veto it because the GOP scrubbed the food stamp provision in the legislation, also means that Boehner is still clueless about almost everything else.

If there is a singe a$# hat out there right now who doesn't know how to get constant freebies out of the US government, score like a fat rat in a cheese factory and work the system like a pro, there ain't a steer in Texas!

NO ONE starves in the US. Even if you are some kind of freak who doesn't WANT government freebies, there is a Christian church on every street corner which wouldn't turn anyone away.

EVEN NOW, in the face of extreme economic difficulties, Churches continue their generous and Christian outreach to all comers. THIS is nothing new and was/will remain so even when the US Government runs out of other peoples’ money!

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posted on 07/12/2013 7:23:33 AM PDT
by SMARTY
("The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms." H. Amiel)

Food stamps should never have been hidden in the USDA by that old crook, LBJ. It should have rightfully been in the former Health, Education and Welfare Dept., since it is welfare. It’s high time we call a spade a spade.

Exactly. The MSM uses any excuse to vilify the GOP. Remember them saying people would be dying in the streets for the lack of Obamacare? Now you watch how they’ll be saying Americans are starving in the streets and showing anorexic people leaning against buildings or kids in school laying across their desks for want of food.

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posted on 07/12/2013 7:27:05 AM PDT
by SkyDancer
(Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)

So now we got a house bill that incompatible to the Senate Farm bill. That means this drama is not over. This is worth watching...
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You’re right. The conference version could actually wind up being something akin to the original version after all is said and done. Right back to where it started.

RE :”So now we got a house bill that incompatible to the Senate Farm bill. That means this drama is not over. This is worth watching... ****** Youre right. The conference version could actually wind up being something akin to the original version after all is said and done. Right back to where it started.”

Reason why this is worth watching is immigration is similar to this. Bohner if he gets anything passed in House it will look little like the Senate immigration bill.

So what will he do?

We know Obama will get a farm bill eventually. I want to see how Bohner pulls this off.

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posted on 07/12/2013 8:18:23 AM PDT
by sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)

I'm old enough to remember that people with limited economic resources found a way to survive without food stamps. When the food stamps came along, prices almost immediately went up on the basic foods income-challenged people ate.

Some smaller farmers may be hurt by the loss of subsidies with no replacement income like crop insurance

The author of the article is an idiot. "Crop Insurance" is not "income". The government currently pays about 60 percent of the premium, but insurance companys must take in 2 dollars for every one they pay out to survive. Insurance is NOT INCOME. Take away the subsidy for crop insurance and very few farmers will insure their crops. That will make the market price more volatile.

"Food Stamps are going to be a SEPARATE BILL to be debated on. This one that passed is REALLY related to farms. PERIOD. FULL STOP."

Yeah, but the GOP was stupid for doing it this way. They should have introduced both bills at the same time. And voted on the Food stamps one first. This way, the 'rats will be able to say the Republicans killed food stamps. And when we do get a Food Stamp Bill it will look like it's in response to Democrat demands.

“What in Gods name is a farm bill, and what does the scumbag government have to do with farming.”

I’m with you 100%. Passing a socialist farm bill is no victory. The government has no more business taking my money and giving it to farmers than it does giving it to welfare freeloaders. Everyone would be better off, farmers included, if we got the government and its corruption of market forces out of farming.

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